Arizona silver belt., 1887-12-03
RArRoNYMIos oF MANY KINos.


 Some Queer EDglish and German Names
 and Their suPposed origin.
 ''The devil has got stuck, was the Surprising statement of German grocer the other day.
 s'Got stuck5 Well. that is news, said the reporter who overheard the remark. 'sHow did that happenGn
 "0h, you misunderstood said he has got Stock not stuck He has been after him for some time"
 .,You mean that Mir. Stock is dead2'' asked the reporter
 The German was so amused that he was unable to reply for @ minute or two, being nearly chohcd with laughter. 'I sfnean that my neighbor Teufei, the ibutoher, has been trying for some timetp hire naG named Stock, with whom l am acquainted. and has at last succeeded in engaging him. Now, Go you catch onY'
 'sWen. of all queer names, Teufel is s.he qreerest, 2 said the reporter
 ''lt is Q respectable German surname, 'azd no stranger than many other faaily names woald appear if converted into English, 2 said the groceT. "FoF instance, l know man named 2ehfuss --toe nail. Then we have preifuss, which means three feet; Langbein, long legs; Oohsen- llirt, OK haEd; Kleinhans, httle Jack; Wolfschlages. wolf killer; Hundshlut dogs blood; PfankHch, pancake; Gunel- finger, crooked finger; Schwarzkopf, black head Grosskopf big head; Kalbs- feisch, weak Snobe,och, garlic; Kraut, cabbage, and scores Ct others that I could name,
 ''Fur long. naznes tikes these: Riemen- schneider, Blankenbuhler, Schluessel- bruuneT, Schnaiderlochner, Songenecker and Guckenhaimar. Some of the Penn sylyania Dutch names which have been partly transformed into English are the worst Up in Armstrong county there are several fanilieS by the name of SSchreckengeist, which signifies ill Ger man a ghost or sFpcter of terrible appear ance One would think the nanae could De made no worse, but some of hepepple have succeeded in transforming it into ishriekingghost Mllliron, MdIllingstar, laedheffer and BarndelIhr are other Ger man names which have been partly translated. !"
 "I don't know tho origin of sur y satilal with the reporter. ssIt is certainly very ancient, aud mark distinguishing civilized people from sayages The Romans had double, treble CT even quad ruple names, ssS for example, Caias Julius CSesar, Iarquinius Superbus and Quintus Fabdus Mazimus fsequently an honorary name was added to com nemorats some warlike achievement; Fabius wag called CylHctaror and Scipio Africanus.
 "Anglo SaNons appear to have first given sEmaInes indicating some moral or mental attributes. as, for instance, Wise, esqod, Swift, Jolly, Merry, Meek, Gay, Goodman, Makepeace, etc. Then wo have names indicating real or fancied Fe- seulblance to some animal, such as Bear, Lion, Wolf, Hoag, Hart and Hare. From physical characteristics pr pccuh- aritles must have originated such namee as Long, Short, Black, Brown, White, Whitehead Crcoksllabk, Strong, Arm strong, Longfell0w and Greathead A nickname kept in family for a genera tidn or two becomes a patronymic. Hence such names as Hopper, Jumper, Springer, Daddysman, Poor aud Rich.
 1.-The Nc and Q of the Irish and the Mac of the Scotch indicate descent. There is another way tn which the same thing is showce AdaIas son becomes Atkinson, Dayid's son Davidson, Thonp- son. Wilson, Williamson, Donaldson, Anderson and mtiny other names are similarly derived Localities or places of residence originally gave rise to such names as Hill, Dale, Wood, Green, Greenwood, Heath, Rivers, Waters and Parks. Such names as Welsh, French, Irish, Ireland English and Scott may perhaps be traced hack to the nationality of some relnot, ancestor.
 ssThe names which were derived from occupations are probably more numerous than any other class. We ali know how widespread the smith family is In thc same category belong the Clarks (clerka originally, Cooks, Co0perb, Bakers BaTbers, Tayl0rs, shoemakers, Tanners Farmers and others. The months or days in which people were born originated such names as May, June, January, March, Friday and Monday.
 seThe inns of old England arc probably responsible for many flames. For in- stance, John Of the Rose became John Rose; Thomas of the Ball, became Tom Bel; Richard of tho Hawk, Richard Hawk; Henry of the 'greathouse became Henry Greenhouse, and 50 on, until there is scarcely bird, aniulal or otl,er device that ever figured on signboard that b not perpetuated as a family name.
 ffThere are, perhap8, as many queer nRlnes among the English as among any people on earth. Dickens stories abound in them, but very few of his names were manufactured. Such names as Slaughter, Sfavtrp, Gosabed, Deadman, Churchyard, Dogberry and Fudge are found tn English directories"
 Sometimes the very queerest of names get coupled together as the title of a firm. Here are few specimens: Hook & Ketch, Cobb & Hay Peacock & Spar TOW, Fox & Crane. Singer 6 Hooter Drake & Ganler IiHher & Fowler, Cos lin 6 Pond. Wild & Free
 The poverty of invention of the pioneer community in America in the matter of names for towns results in bestowing some absurd appellalions on baciwOods hamlets. Who can name q county, either east or west, which has not some strag ghng village styled Paris, Oxford, Jeru- salem, London, Berlin, or something clse r.stsaf lrT 4tatfNfN T,f9fcl,assfs VAtcy.st tf5ggs